MTN Ghana Foundation commissioned a GH¢946,189.71 STEM and robotics centre Thursday at New Asafo M/A Basic School in Kumasi, benefiting about 270 pupils.
The project traces back to 2022, when then MTN Ghana chief executive Selorm Adadevoh visited the school during the company’s annual Y’ello Care volunteer programme and donated laptops. School staff told him then that an ICT laboratory built in 2017 had sat largely unused because it never received computers or other equipment, despite having teachers trained to run it. That visit prompted an assessment and, eventually, a full refurbishment.
The rebuilt centre includes roofing repairs, repainting, rewired electrical systems, air conditioning and upgraded security, along with 35 all in one computers, furniture and robotics training kits. MTN Northern Sector General Manager Nii Adotey Mingle, speaking on behalf of the foundation, said the centre would also serve pupils from other basic schools across the Kumasi Metropolis, not just those enrolled at New Asafo.
Asokwa Municipal Chief Executive Amo Kamel welcomed the investment and asked MTN to extend similar support to other schools in the municipality, noting that the assembly has added security gates, lighting and a dedicated guard to protect the facility. Headteacher Antwi Gabriel called the upgrade transformative for how pupils experience technology, saying simply, “This laboratory changes everything for us.”
The handover adds to a run of STEM and robotics facilities the MTN Ghana Foundation has built in recent years, including centres at Mamfe Methodist Girls Senior High School and in Wiamoase, part of a broader push by the company to expand access to digital skills training beyond major cities.
